For two reasons.
1. Those controllers are going to be pricey. No way around it. This way there will be no games even trying to convince me to buy three more of them.
2. This will be the first time that is it standard for multiplayer games to have asymmetrical input and information. This means that we're going to see a lot of really interesting multiplayer experiences and experimentation.
We're already seeing it: Killer Freaks from Outer Space has a multiplayer mode where up to 4 players control their characters like an FPS on the primary screen, and 1 player controls the movement, placement, and strategy of the monsters from the Wii U controller, RTS style.
1. Those controllers are going to be pricey. No way around it. This way there will be no games even trying to convince me to buy three more of them.
2. This will be the first time that is it standard for multiplayer games to have asymmetrical input and information. This means that we're going to see a lot of really interesting multiplayer experiences and experimentation.
We're already seeing it: Killer Freaks from Outer Space has a multiplayer mode where up to 4 players control their characters like an FPS on the primary screen, and 1 player controls the movement, placement, and strategy of the monsters from the Wii U controller, RTS style.
E3 - Wii U (aka, that's it?)
- 07/06/2011 11:57:01 PM
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Re: E3 - Wii U (aka, that's it?)
- 08/06/2011 01:36:26 AM
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Everyone says Nintendo is stupid for the things they do...
- 08/06/2011 03:41:05 AM
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It could, of course, be the new Gamecube. *NM*
- 08/06/2011 11:13:57 AM
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It's possible. I'm not saying this is a guarantee, but we've seen how the DS & Wii have printed $$$. *NM*
- 08/06/2011 03:24:23 PM
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Which was a fantastic console. *NM*
- 08/06/2011 05:29:42 PM
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And also made Nintendo money. *NM*
- 08/06/2011 05:57:45 PM
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It's still not something Nintendo wants.
- 08/06/2011 08:02:01 PM
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Shush. Let not your plague of truth and reason enter this discourse! *NM*
- 08/06/2011 08:49:46 PM
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Please. It picked up at the end of its lifespan, but it doesn't come close to XBox or PS2
- 09/06/2011 12:45:29 AM
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I owned more games for GC than I have ever owned for any other system
- 09/06/2011 03:07:55 AM
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Gamecube was the top of my leaderboard in quantity and quality of titles owned, too. Until the 360.
- 09/06/2011 09:55:59 PM
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Same here. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it has the best library of any console I've ever had.
- 10/06/2011 01:54:36 PM
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I came across a "fact sheet" earlier today listing most of what's known about the Wii U.
- 08/06/2011 05:00:37 AM
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It's all about the games, and we haven't seen those yet. But I have some concerns.
- 08/06/2011 02:59:27 PM
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What does Nintendo have against processing power? You don't HAVE to cripple yourself!
- 09/06/2011 12:55:21 AM
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No. It's not.
- 09/06/2011 04:15:14 AM
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If I'm wrong I stand corrected
- 09/06/2011 05:22:17 AM
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That jpeg thing was unfortunately fake - we don't have specific specs, but here's what we've got
- 09/06/2011 07:26:22 AM
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Nintendo stock fell 5% *NM*
- 09/06/2011 02:06:01 AM
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Only one Wii U controller per system. That's a big downer, IMO, even if they'd be pricey for 2+
- 10/06/2011 04:04:43 PM
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I'm ecstatic, actually.
- 10/06/2011 04:18:10 PM
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Still have to buy more controllers, though
- 10/06/2011 06:14:10 PM
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I think it uses Wii remotes with pointer controls. Not sure though.
- 10/06/2011 08:39:12 PM
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